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A 10-month investigation by the Arizona Daily Star revealed widespread evidence of social promotion in Tucson-area school districts, as well as evidence of grade inflation. The investigation relied on experts, public agencies and documents. Here are links to some of them in case readers want to learn more.

National

● United States Department of Education: www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

● Read a 1999 federal report on Social Promotion: http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/pdf/view/190

● If Arizona's high schools graduated all students ready for college, the state would save more than $103 million in community college remediation costs and lost earnings, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C.-based national education policy and advocacy group lead by former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise. Read about Arizona's high schools and compare our state to others at www.all4ed.org/about_the_crisis/schools/state_cards

Arizona

● Arizona Department of Education: www.ade.state.az.us/

● Arizona State Board of Education: www.ade.state.az.us/stateboard/

● Arizona Administrative Code R7-2-301, Minimum Course of Study and Competency Goals for Students in the Common Schools: www.azsos.gov/PUBLIC_SERVICES/Title_07/7-02.htm#Article_3

● Arizona Administrative Code R7-2-302, Minimum Course of Study and Competency Requirements for Graduation from High School: www.azsos.gov/PUBLIC_SERVICES/Title_07/7-02.htm#Article_3

● To read reports on student assessment and remedial classes at Pima Community College: www.pima.edu/admin/research/assessment_research.shtml

● Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc., the area's economic-development agency, lays out a blueprint for Southern Arizona's growth. One of the key areas is improving Tucson-area education. Read more about the blueprint: www.treoaz.org/About-TREO-Economic-Blueprint.aspx

Tucson promotion policies

● The Arizona School Boards Association, a non-profit advocacy group that is supported by Arizona public school boards and charter schools, helps many local districts draft promotion and retention policies. Visit the association's Web site at: www.azsba.org

● Read local school district promotion policies through the Arizona School Boards Association school districts policy section of their Web site: http://lp.ctspublish.com/asba/

● IKE, the Tucson Unified School District's policy on Promotion, Retention and Acceleration of Students can be found at: www.tusd.k12.az.us/contents/govboard/SectI/IKE.html

● Read TUSD's student-intervention chart here. http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/pdf/view/191

Tucson School Districts

● Amphitheater Public Schools: www.amphi.com

● Catalina Foothills School District: www.cfsd16.org/

● Flowing Wells Unified School District: www.flowingwellsschools.org

● Marana Unified School District: www.az.maranausd.org/

● Sahuarita Unified School District: www.sahuarita.k12.az.us/

● Sunnyside Unified School District: www.sunnysideud.k12.az.us/

● Tanque Verde Unified School District: www.tanq.org

● Tucson Unified School District: www.tusd1.org

● Vail School District: www.vail.k12.az.us/

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